With 38,069 people, Longview is a city in Washington. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 17% of adults. That trails the Washington median by roughly 37%. 55% of homes are owner-occupied. Density works out to 2,573 people per square mile. The foreign-born share is 5%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $61,747, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
17% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 67%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Longview
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$145,924 → $361,600(+148%)US over the same years: +67%
Adults with a bachelor's degree13.0% → 16.8%(+3.7 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Longview's population equals 34% of Cowlitz County's. Its number of households without a car equals 70% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 45% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)19.7%(603)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19.9%(608)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era38.2%(1,170)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.8%(86)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.4%(12)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 3,061 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Longview, decade by decade
Longview population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
31,648
$61,286
$145,924
13.0%
16.0
2000
34,660
$64,069
$216,413
14.6%
29.2
2010
36,648
$56,634
$258,511
16.7%
38.7
2020
37,818
$58,212
$257,316
15.1%
50.2
2024
38,069
$61,747
$361,600
16.8%
47.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
